Coloniality of Democracy and Algocracy in Africa
Vanhucracyas an Afrocentric Model for Politics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2312550 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Artwell Nhemachena (0000-0002-0811-9052, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 535-553 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Black Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9347 • E-ISSN: 1552-4566 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00219347241251494 |
| OpenAlex | W4396694334 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 40 |
Originating from a Greek goddess called Demokratia, democracy constitutes a coup de 'tat against African spirituality and against Afrocentric politics. Subjected not only to the Greek goddess Demokratia but also to algocracy, corporatocracy, and technocracy, African politics has long ceased to be Afrocentric in the sense of serving the material interests of African people. Drawing on the Shona (a people of Zimbabwe) term vanhu (humans) to coin the word vanhucracy, and drawing on intensive literature review, this study argues that Western democracy is in fact colonial in the sense of it bypassing African material interests and in its privileging of liberal rights. In this regard, the study also frames the argument in terms of what it calls the coloniality of democracy which speaks to how Demokratia disrupts Afrocentric politics
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |